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Sony Xperia Z1
3G OnlyC6902/L39h
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-09-04 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 329.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a general score of 75.3, which is a little bit better than Xperia Z1's 71.5 score. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Xperia Z1 works with Android 4.4.2 OS. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus construction is newer and thinner, but a little heavier than Xperia Z1. IPhone 6 Plus counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Xperia Z1, because although it has lesser and slower cores and 1 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have a 450 megahertz GPU, the iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus has just a bit better looking screen than Xperia Z1, because although it has a just a bit worse amount of pixels per inch of screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a bit larger display. IPhone 6 Plus has a bit better camera than Xperia Z1, although it has a much worse 8 mega-pixels resolution camera, a worse (Full HD) video definition, a smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures and/or video in low light situations and a way tinier sensor.
The Xperia Z1 counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games than iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Xperia Z1 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB. The Xperia Z1 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
The iPhone 6 Plus is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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